Ash receiver



R. F. DE BOER ASH RECEIVER. Filed April e, 1956 Patented Feb. 28, 193:9 I

STATES PATIENT OFFICE ASH RECEIVER Rudolph'F. De Boer, Grand Rapids, Mich, assignor to Applied-Arts Corporation, a. corporation of Michigan Application April 6, 1936, Serial No. 72,927

I 4 Claims. (01. 206-495) I This invention relates generally to a container Fig.5 is a rear View of the ash receiver proper,

and more particularly is directed towards imthedotted lines indicating the opening through provements in a retractable ash receiver of the. which the ashes are inserted.

typeshown in my patent, No. 2,000,275, issued, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view showing the May '7, 1935. I upper end of the non-rotatable mounting shaft Qne of the primarypurposes of the: present Fig. 7 is an underplan View of the lower end invention is to produce an ash receiver which of the shaft.v has the portion carrying the ashes detachable Like numerals refer to like parts throughout only when it is in an'open position. It will be the several views.

l'O- appreciated that the frictional detachable As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, numeral 10 mounting of the ash receiver proper, as shown in indicates a substantially semi-spherical conmy prior patent, might accidentally become retainer, apertured and flanged at H to form an leased when it is in its closed or retracted poentrance for ashes or the like. A flanged back sition and this is objectionable inasmuch as it l2 completes the chamber. This back has a I prevents turning movement of the ash receiver right angled encircling flange which contacts the proper andv the shell in which it is mounted. inner side of the containers edge. Preferably it Thus, considerable .difliculty and annoyance is is spot welded in position. See Fig. 2. The encountered in attempting to remove the ash refront of the container lil is highly plated as inceiver proper. The present invention .absolutedicated at l3.

lyeliminates any such difiiculty inasmuch as the As clearly, shown in Fig. 5, a hinge or bracket ce'i'ver shell onto the instrument panel. This termediate these lips is a larger lip l8, having a ash receiver proper can only be removed when member i5 is welded at it onto the fiat back it is swung to its wide open position. l2. Upwardly extending lips ll are integrally .Another primary advantage resides in the parformed on the ,member l5 near each end thereof. ticular mounting means for holding the ash re- These lips ar Curved as Shown in I means is locate'din assembled relationship with boss l9, see Fig. 3, formed thereon. Both the the receiver and this prevents loss thereof. Fur-. lips I! and i8 possess a limited amount of rethermore, n'o timeis needed for assembling the siliency.

same. Also, attachment to the instrument panel An ash receiver shell 28 is provided to house It will'be understood that the instrument panel bent flange 2|, see Figs. 2 and 3, and a hole 22 onlypeeds to have an opening cut therethrough. throu its real Well- Thus. there are no problems involved in cutting A ,yoke em e 0 Semi-Cylindrical S ape. or shaping integral portions of the instrument has a threaded opening 24 and a screw 25 extends panel so as to provide supporting means for the through the opening 22 in the ash receiver shell ash receiver. This markedly eliminates expense. and threads into the threaded hole 24. The ends Another feature of my invention resides in the of the yoke member 23 a against the e particular frictional means whereby the ash reside of the instrument panel 30. As shown in ceiver is frictionally held in any intermediate F t e instrument panel 39 is cut y 40 position and whereby it can be snapped to either notched at 3| whereby the yoke member may 40 its fully opened position or to its fully closed pobe n e e om t e ront of e stru t sition. panel through the notches 3| and the circular Other advantages reside in the particular con- Ope 3 therebetween- See A e the struction whereby economy in manufacture, so yoke is inserted t is turned n h Screw 25 desirable in this type of installation, is attained. tightened whereby the flange 2! is drawn tightly 45 In the drawing: against the instrument panel. Thus attachment Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the ins ha strument panel, the ash receiver shell, and the As clearly show in the ash receiver ornamental front of the ash receiver. shell has a semi-circular oove 5 and conse- Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken q n ly a Sem -Circular projection 21 is formed. 50 along the plane-of the line 2-4 of Fig. 1. This projection is depressed downwardly at 28 .Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional view showand a shaft 29 extends vertically through the ing the ash receiver swung to its open position. ash receiver shell. This shaft is headed and Fig. 4 is a rear view of my device in assembled squared as indicated at 35, see Fig. 6, whereby relationship upon the instrument panel. it is positively held against any rotative move- 5 .1 is accomplished by a simple rotative movement, the container. This receiver 20 has a return my It is to be understood that ment. The ash receiver shell has inwardly extending bosses 36, see Figs. 6 and 7, at each end thereof. These bosses serve as anti-friction bearings for the ornamental front of the ash container proper.

This ornamental cover member 40 is flanged as indicated at 4 l. The shaft 29 extends through circular openings in the flange 4i and the projections 36 hold the ornamental cover in spaced relationship to the inner side of the shell whereby it is rotatably mounted. At one point the flange 4| is slit and bulged outwardly to form a projection 42, this projection riding in the slot 26 and limiting the movement of the ornamental cover plate. See Fig. 7.

V The shaft 29 is cut away as shown at 39. See Fig. 1.

The ash container proper is adapted to be frictionally inserted into the ornamental shell 40 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a part of the outer surface it sliding interiorly of the flange 4|. Also, the two end lips H, see Fig. 3, pass on one side of the shaft 29 while the larger intermediate lip I8 passes along the outer side of the shaft, the

-;. boss or projection 69 passing through the cut away portion 39 of the shaft. As shown in Fig. 5, both the contacting portions of the container HI and its back I 2 are cut away at diametrically opposite points to permit passage of the shaft 29. the projection l9 and the lips i! would not be able to pass around the shaft unless the same was cut away as described. This results because the several lips lack sufficient resiliency to permit this.

It will be apparent from the above description that the ash container proper is only detachable when it is rotated to the position shown in Fig. 2. Whenever it is rotated to more or less of a closed position the projection 59 and the lips I! prevent disengagement and thus there is no danger of having the ash receiver accidentally become detached when it is positioned within the ash receiver shell. It is only when the ash receiver is capable of outward bodily movement at right angles to the instrument panel that its detachment may be had.

It will be understood that the instrument panel is merely formed to have the openings 3! and 32 therein whereupon the ash receiver shell and its yoke can be inserted therethrough after which the yoke is rotated to a position out of alinement with the notches 3|. Next, the screw 25 is tightened. This causes a tight engagement between the flange 2| and. the front of the instrument panel. The flange 2| is of suificient width to conceal the notches 3|.

The ash receiver shell, oscillatably carrying the ornamental panel plate, colored to harmonize with the finish of the instrument panel, easily receives the attachable ash container by engagement between the several spring lips on the bracket l5 as previously explained. Disengagement when the parts are rotated to the relative positions shown in Fig. 2, is had by merely forcibly pulling outwardly upon the container, the flanged opening serving as a finger hold.

Having thus revealed this invention, I claim as new and desire to secure the following combinations and elements, or equivalents thereof, by Letters Patent of the United States.

1. An article of the class described comprising a shell, a shaft extending thereacross, an ash container, spring means fastened to the ash container and partially encircling the shaft in opposite directions whereby pivotal mounting of the ash receiver is obtained, said oppositely encircling spring means being axially positioned along the shaft and the said shaft being cut away adjacent one set of said spring encircling means whereby the ash receiver is attachable or detachable only at a certain circumferential position relative to said shaft.

2. In combination, a supporting means including a shaft having a portion thereof cut away, an ash container having means partially encircling the shaft in opposite directions, one of said sets of means being yieldable to a predetermined degree and one of said sets of means being in alinement with said cut away portion of the said shaft for the purpose described.

3. In combination, a mounting panel having an opening therethrough with oppositely disposed notches therein, a shell member having an open end receivable in. said opening in said panel, means for preventing movement of the open end through said opening, a yoke member having its free ends spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between the said notches, means for pivotally mounting the yoke upon the shell so that the ends of the yoke contact the opposite side of the panel than that contacted by the aforesaid movement preventing means.

4. A combination of elements as recited in claim 3 inv which means is provided for adjusting the yoke toward or away from the said shell.

RUDOLPH F.-DE BOER. 

